Increase your daily number of steps

We walk while doing daily chores in the house. You can increase the steps by parking your car at the farthest spot, walking to the grocery store and taking your dog for a walk. You can also increase your daily steps by simply walking while talking on the phone.

Do some stretching while watching TV

We all love to relax on the couch while watching our favourite series. But what if we told you that stretching while watching TV can help increase your NEAT. All you have to do is simply sit on the floor and stretch out your legs, shoulders, back and hands while enjoying your favourite TV show.

Get a standing desk

Though the number of calories burned while using a standing desk versus sitting desk is not huge, but you are more likely to move around while you work on a standing desk as compared to sitting down.

Many people have even claimed that they got relief from back pain by switching to a standing desk.

Cooking at least one meal for yourself

By cooking, we obviously don’t mean just throwing something in the microwave. If you do proper cooking (from raw material), you can burn around 200 calories per hour. And an extra 75 calories for cleaning up afterwards. The benefits of cooking on your own are not just limited to this, you get to eat a healthy and nutritious meal too.

Fidgeting

Activities that involve repeated tapping of fingers, playing with rings, bouncing of legs and other small movements of hand and feet, impatiently or restlessly, come under fidgeting.

Spontaneous physical activities can increase your energy expenditure and control body weight.

According to a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, energy expenditure of 24 individuals was measured while resting, standing, sitting, walking and fidgeting.

It was found that fidgeting increased energy levels substantially, which contributed to weight loss.

Gardening

Gardening uses a lot of energy. Planting, digging holes, uprooting, mowing the lawn can increase NEAT levels.

45-60 minutes of gardening daily can help in maintaining body weight, especially in the middle-aged people.